Tag: diplomacy
Eide strengthens ties with Indonesia
Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide and his Indonesian colleague Marty Natalegawa agreed to form a joint commission on Wednesday, paving the way for increased...
Eide signs ASEAN friendship treaty
Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide signed a friendship and cooperation treaty with the ASEAN nations on Monday, strengthening Norway's ties to Asia at a...
Norway brokers secret Taliban talks
UPDATED: Norway's government has secretly brokered talks between Afghanistan authorities and the Taliban, paving the way for direct negotiations between the warring parties, Foreign...
Security high for ‘Peace Prize Days’
The barricades around Oslo's City Hall, armed police on the streets and military helicopters whirring overhead seemed at odds with the message of peace...
Norway’s leaders on major Asia tour
Norway's top government leaders are winding up a major tour through Asia that has included an official visit to Japan, the opening of a new...
Diplomatic shuffle may include Solheim
Two of Norway's most important ambassador posts, in Washington DC and Moscow, will be opening up this summer as part of routine moves within...
State visit ended with diplomatic spat
A recent state visit to Norway ended on a sour note, when South Africa's foreign minister refused to submit to routine security controls at...
China allows ministerial meeting
Diplomatic relations between Norway and China, all but frozen since the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to a Chinese dissident, may...
Russia: US will send ships to Norway
A Russian diplomat has claimed that American authorities are hoping to place warships in Norwegian waters as part of the planned NATO missile defense...
Ambassador’s food blog boils over
Norway's ambassador to Afghanistan stirred up a storm of controversy this week when he wrote about his passion for good food and wine, and...
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